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Get quiz questions from your own notes for a Google Forms quiz

DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides, DOCX or notes and writes multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations. Start free with no credit card needed.

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Where the questions come from

Teachers and students who need a Google Forms quiz importer usually already have the material, just not the questions. Lecture slides, textbook chapters and handwritten notes contain the facts a quiz needs, but writing each question by hand takes time.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions
An explanation for each answer
Input from PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and photos of pages
Free plan includes 5 generations a week

Example Google Forms quiz settings and answer keys

What setting turns a Google Form into a graded quiz?Turning on Make this a quiz in Settings, which lets you assign points and set answer keys for each question.

Can Google Forms grade short-answer questions automatically?Only when you enter an answer key to match against, because open responses need a matching answer to be scored automatically.

Where do you add feedback for a quiz question?In the question's answer key section, where you can write feedback shown for correct and incorrect responses.

Where do Google Forms responses go by default?To a linked Google Sheets spreadsheet, where each row is one respondent and each column is one question.

How can you reuse questions from an existing form?Use the Import questions option in the add menu to pull questions from another form into the one you are editing.

Generate the full set

Reads your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and the questions are built from what you actually studied.

Explanations for every answer

Each multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer question comes with an explanation, so you can check the reasoning before you use it.

Exports on paid plans

Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML, so your questions can leave the browser.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, slide deck, DOCX file or plain text, or take a photo of a page and let text recognition read it.

Choose the question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions and generate a set from the material you uploaded.

Review and export

Check each question and explanation, then study in the browser or export if you are on a paid plan.

DeckOwl starts from your own files. It writes questions with answer choices and explanations, so you can review what it made and decide which ones belong in your quiz. Free accounts get 5 generations a week, and paid plans remove that limit.

Once the questions are ready, you can study them in the browser or export them if your plan includes export. Review the explanations first, since they show why an answer is right and help you catch anything that does not match your course.

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Frequently asked questions

How many quiz questions should I write from one chapter?

Start with the main terms, dates and processes in the chapter, then aim for one question per idea so each one tests a single fact. Ten to fifteen questions usually cover a chapter well enough for a first pass.

How do I turn my study notes into quiz questions?

Pull out the headings and key facts, then write a question whose answer is one of those facts. Include a short explanation for each answer so you can see why it is correct, which makes review faster.

Does DeckOwl export to Google Forms?

DeckOwl does not list a Google Forms import in its current features, so you would copy the questions over yourself. Exporting to PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV requires a Plus plan, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML require Pro.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 5 generations a week and lets you study in the browser, but exports are not included. No credit card is needed to start.

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